It's been FOREVER!

Wow. I don't deserve to be called a blogger. I'm absolutely terrible at updating this thing regularly... Let's see, I guess I kind of have to write about the whole summer since I never said anything about my life during that time.. Alright. Here we go.

1. I roadtripped home with Mom, Zac and Papa. 
1. We went to Yellowstone, Craters of the Moon, Twin Falls, Shoshone Falls, Boise (briefly, just to drop Z off at the airport), and finally made it home on day 4 or 5.
2. I visited Evanne up at Davis for a day.
1. We rode bikes around her campus and the cute little city of Davis, saw the Avengers, and ate some fro-yo. It was a nice little day trip.
3. I went to Arizona with my dad.
1. We went hiking up at Squaw Peak, went to the zoo, saw Men in Black 3, and ate a lot of really good food. It was a short trip, but it's always nice to visit my big brother!
4. I started work.
1. The girls and I did a bunch of Pinterest activities and crafts. We went swimming all the time, but mainly because I couldn't keep the two of them occupied all day. We went to Gilroy Gardens about 5 times over the whole summer, so it was pretty decent.
5. I went to Arizona again, but "by myself."
1. I say "by myself" because my big came down to meet me because she got to go to Grand Convention down in Tuscan, so I got to visit with my big brother and my big sister. It was a blast!
6. I started watching Webb.
1. Gah! What a cutie!! He was about 9 1/2 months when I started watching him, but turned 1 on 8-14-12. So cute!
7. I bought my Jeep!
1. 'nuff said! ;P
8. Grandma had her hip replaced...
1. ...which meant a lot of driving Grandpa up to see her, and a lot of trips to the hospital/rehab center. But she's almost all recovered now, so thats good.
9. I turned 19!
1. I kept my birthday pretty low-key this year; Mom and I went to San Francisco to do a ton of shopping, ride the cable car, walk around Union Square, eat on the Wharf, etc etc; Dad took me to dinner at Olive Garden; and the girls and I just hung out and had a sleepover, like usual.
10. The girls and I hung out a ton!
1. We went hiking at the Pinnacles once, Nisene Marks once (12.5 miles, bitchesss!), and many times around 10th St and the outlets. :D
2. We went to the Color Run and the Brad Paisley concert, and had a bunch of sleepovers!
3. And we only went to the beach once.. 
11. I did the Color Run!
12. And saw Brad Paisley!
13. And The Zac Brown Band!
14. :D!
15. And finally, I was finished with work, and playing with my friends, and driving around San Juan, Hollister, Gilroy and Monterey. 
16. I was finally roadtripping back to Montana! :)
1. Dad and I left bright and early on Monday morning, drove 13 hours to Twin Falls, ID, slept, drove 6 hours to Jackson, WY the next day, stayed at a Dude Ranch for 3 days, hiked 8 miles at Grand Teton National Park, went whitewater rafting, went to the Jackson Rodeo, and saw The Bourne Legacy. We left on Thursday for Yellowstone, hiked down 380 steps to the incredible view of the Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, and drove a little further to Mammoth Hot Springs. That one wasn't as mind-blowing as I had hoped, but it was still pretty cool. We spent the night in Gardiner, MT and finally started driving to Missoula on Saturday. Eighty miles south of the zoo, just past Deer Lodge, my car broke down. We got towed, and its been in the shop ever since. Good times. :|
17. Buttttt.... to make up for the crappiness of my car breaking down, I finally got to move into THETAAA!!!! :D
1. Im rooming with Shanna Banana and we're in the Sunrise room. :) Bunkbeds, too much furniture for one room, and two redheads living together. This will be funnnn! :D I am so stoked for this year!

Until next time, be the best version of yourself that you can be. 

                                                          (-KJ McNamara, Phired Up)